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Rewetting – restoring healthy moorland.
Draining moorland has serious ecological effects. This is also evident during the renaturalisation of damaged moorland. The arduous, costly rewetting process takes time – but it is worth every penny.
Paludiculture – sustainable moorland use.
Under the right conditions, sustainable agriculture is not only possible around moorland, but also directly on the moor itself.
The term paludiculture is used to describe extensive forms of use that are compatible with the moorland ecosystem. The methods being tested include the cultivation of reeds (for roof thatching), peat moss (as a peat substitute for horticulture) or black alder (as a construction and furniture raw material and source of energy). Extensive and moor-friendly agriculture can therefore become a profitable alternative for the owners of conventionally farmed moorland.